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#1 danfla

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Posted 03 September 2010 - 08:01 AM

IOC says Olympics in Rio may have news

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said on Wednesday that some of the new evidence in the Youth Games held this year may enter the summer Olympics and the 2016 edition of the event in Rio de Janeiro, cultural programs should be parallel to the competitions.

- We are considering adding some rules in a future Olympic program. I'ma big fan of mixed evidence - Rogge said, alluding to some of the competitions conducted in Singapore in 2010 as the triathlon and basketball with relays in the form of three against three at half court.

The IOC president promised that the next Youth Games will be conducted in Nanjing (China), within four years, a competition will be higher quality than those in Singapore, where it was developed alongside a cultural program that Rogge also wants to introduce us summer games.

- We are studying for the traditional Olympics. There is a clear space for it. Is it too late to do it in London in 2012, but it may be possible for 2016 - added.

States will have higher debt ceiling for the World Cup and Olympics

Senate approved, on Monday, a project which includes infrastructure works

It was approved on Tuesday in the plenary of the Senate, the draft resolution 44/10, which relaxes the limits on borrowing by states to finance transactions for infrastructure works to achieve the 2014 World Cup and the Olympics 2016. The change in resolution 43, 2001 will be valid only for the two events, in order to avoid delays in the work of state jurisdiction. Lack only the project to be published in the Official Gazette to pass the count.

The bill was voted on during the last period of concentrated effort from the government before the elections. The drive ends on Wednesday. In the morning, went through the Economic Affairs Commission (EAC) of the Senate and in the afternoon, in plenary session.

Rapporteur of the project, Senator Romero Juca (PMDB-RR), spoke about its benefits:

- It gives the conditions for states to hire loans quickly, enabling the works to the finals of the World - said.

The vote was only possible because the project does not include loans for construction in stages. If that were the case, the opposition would not agree with the approval before the elections.

Other projects, such as the Provisional Measures 488 and 489, are stuck due to lack of agreement to vote on the House Floor. The MP 489 relaxes the order of bidding for contracts of works for World Cup and Olympics. And HB 488 creates the Brazilian Legacy Sports, which will provide services to government and the Public Authority Olympic.

Mayor wants to integrate athletes Rock in Rio in 2016

Eduardo Paes festival suggests that open or close the Olympics



Released on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, Rio Rock in around the city in 2011, after ten, to inaugurate the Olympic Park Town Rock, a large recreation area in Barra da Tijuca, Zona Oeste. The music festival will be held every two years, but Mayor Eduardo Paes wants the event to join the athletes at the Olympics in 2016:

- The Olympic Park was a promise in the Olympic bid as a local recreational athletes. We could do the Rock in Rio before the opening or closing of the Games, with the participation of athletes - suggested Paes.

By design, the Olympic Park City of Rock will cost between $ 60 million and $ 65 million. Being a public-private partnership, the city will pay about $ 40 million with the sale of land expropriation and urbanization of the site. The remainder will be spent on setting up the infrastructure and will be funded by entrepreneur Roberto Medina, creator of the Rock in Rio in 1985.

The Olympic Park will have a large green area, sports courts and an arena show with a capacity of over 120 000 people. The land is in an area near the Riocentro and the future Olympic Village. The bidding for the construction of the project should be published this week in the Official Gazette and the work should last from eight to nine months.

- No room for big events in Rio We have limitations in places like the Maracanã, Flamengo Park and the Apotheosis Square. It will be a park that will be available to the population - said Paes.

Still no confirmed artists for the 2011 edition of the Rock in Rio, but Medina has dreams of a night with Shakira and Lady Gaga and another with Iron Maiden and Guns N 'Roses. The revised schedule, the music festival will be held on 23, 24, 25 and 30 September and 1 and October 2.

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Posted 03 September 2010 - 09:07 AM

has dreams of a night with Shakira and Lady Gaga .


They should be done with their duties for the USA 2018 and 2022 bids!
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Posted 04 September 2010 - 05:28 PM

IOC Releases partial transfer of rooms for the Port Area

Mayor Eduardo Paes seeks recovery of the area


The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has hit the hammer and authorized the transfer of four thousand rooms of the Media Village, scheduled to Barra da Tijuca, Zona Oeste for the harbor area, at the Centre. Even with the decision, the city of Rio, in partnership with the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, a study in an attempt to move more homeowners to Porto.

- The city wants to take more rooms. But depend on the IOC - said the director general of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2016, Leonardo Gryner.

Since the river was elected the host city of the Games in October last year, some segments of society began to press the mayor for constructions were made in Porto. At first, Mayor Eduardo Paes tried to take the whole town of Media.

In May, when pleaded changes to the IOC, Paes failed. For consolation prize, he received the right to erect four thousand quarters in Port Vila Media also has facilities that had not defined locations to be erected, as the Monitoring Center.

The town's Media Bar was designed to have 20175 / 4, a total of 9533 apartments. And of those households, 1649 were reserved only for referees.

Besides the transfer of the four thousand already authorized by the IOC of Barra da Tijuca to the Centre in accordance with the application file 2016, the port region will need more for a 1840 / 4 Town of Arbitrators which was already planned for the site. And over 1248 / 4 Media Village and technical officials before scheduled to be built in the region of the Maracanã. In total, 7088 / 4 in Porto.

- The intention is to do around 15 000 dwellings in London - said the Special Secretariat for Development, Felipe Garcia.

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Posted 09 September 2010 - 07:00 PM

COB entourage travels to London

Brazilians make inspections of the works of 2012 Olympics


A delegation of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) on Monday flew to London to do an inspection on the premises of the 2012 Olympics.

The Organizing Committee of Olympic Games of London 2012 will present the progress of construction on the Olympic Park, Olympic Village and eight other sports facilities.

The Brazilians also detailed information on the services of the Games, such as transport, accommodation and accreditation.

- This inspection tour will be crucial to know closely the premises of the London Games in 2012 and to begin to plan the assembly of the Brazilian Mission to the upcoming Olympic Games. This contact with the Organizing Committee is essential to offer the best possible conditions for Brazilian athletes during the Olympics - Marcus Vinicius Freire said, superintendent of sports executive of BOC.

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Posted 09 September 2010 - 07:06 PM

The IOC has arrived

The arrival of the President of the Coordination Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 2016 Games, Nawal El Moutawakel, and Executive Director Gilbert Felli, the visits on Wednesday and Thursday, was preceded by two technicians international entity.

Throughout the week, the two technical meetings with the three levels of government, beyond the Rio 2016 Committee, to prepare an initial report of how things are going here. This document will be sent on Monday to Nawall and Felli.

The intention is that they have an idea of what awaits them here. And, for what he knew, guess what was the main complaint of coaches and that the report contain?

The fact that the Olympic Public Authority has not yet left the paper. Therefore, the running of government fedearl on Friday, when they chose the board of the Brazil Company in 2016.

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Posted 09 September 2010 - 07:46 PM

The IOC has arrived

Nawal El Moutawakel, and Executive Director Gilbert Felli,


R those 2 having an affair? They seem to be travelling a lot together!! Felli's Italian so I think that's why Nawal issued that downer statement about a 2020 African bid. She is secretly boosting Rome's chances becaue of her current paramour, Gilbert.
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Posted 10 September 2010 - 03:16 PM

The day was hot

The Chairman of the Steering Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 2016 Games, Nawal El Moutawakel, and Executive Director Gilbert Felli, and ten experts of the entity, ended Thursday praising the performance of Rio so far in its task of organizing the event.

But even this outcome ...

The day began with governments having to explain why the Olympic Public Authority has not left the paper. But to appease critics, the sports minister, Orlando Silva Junior, he had already met Nawal late on Wednesday.

Then it was time for the city of Rio request to transfer 11 000 more rooms of Vila Media Barra da Tijuca to the harbor area. Recall that the 20175 / 4, the IOC has already authorized the transfer of four thousand.

However, both Nawal and especially Felli were against the idea. But the mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, said he left the meeting convinced that he won a few more rooms for the Port.

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Posted 10 September 2010 - 04:58 PM

New contest chooses projects for Olympics-2016

The city of Rio has partnered with the IAB (Institute of Architects of Brazil) to choose the Olympic installations Rio-2016. The decision came after the council cancel the project selection for the Olympic Training Center.

City Hall and the entity will choose, by tender, the best preliminary studies of architecture and urbanism for other works related to the Games: the eight Olympic facilities to be built in the port area.

The IAB had criticized the way the dissemination of the announcement on the Olympic center and suggested an international tender. The Rio-2016 committee said it would launch a new announcement, and yesterday the IAB was prepared to cooperate, if asked by the organizers.

The institute, applications will be opened up to a month and the contract will last five months. The three best projects will serve as an example for the facilities

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Posted 13 September 2010 - 06:03 PM

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Mayor wants to use New Year to give international exposure to Rio
Launch of the Olympic brand will be done minutes before the fireworks.
Secretary: "eyes will be focused on the city."


With the launch of the Olympic brand in 2016 just minutes from the fireworks of New Year's Eve in Copacabana, Rio's Mayor's Office intends to use the event to give international exposure to the city.

"All eyes will be on Rio Here are the representatives of the IOC (International Olympic Committee), and this launch, will symbolize the last act of President Lula," said Tourism Secretary and Chairman of Riotur Antonio Pedro Figueira de Mello, on Monday (13), during a press conference to present the project for the New Year.

According to the secretary, 11 ferries will be installed along the edge of Copacabana to the explosion of light, sound and fireworks for 20 minutes. Five minutes before midnight there will be a spectacle of light and laser. It is planned a surprise after the fireworks display and an artist who was still under negotiation.

Organizers said they will pump 1200 by ferry and a total of about 20 tons of fireworks. "It will be a grand spectacle and secure," he said Vivian Pires, who is returning to the event after 10 years away. It represents, in Brazil, the Spanish company Pyro amount, which will hold the spectacle of fireworks.

The company Vivian, the Promo3, was involved in 2001 as one of the main accused in the sand for the accident that left one person dead and dozens injured after some fireworks exploded in the direction of the public.

"Of the 33 cases, today there are only six. In all sentences vindicated and I will until the end to prove it in court, "said Vivian, recognizing that the fireworks in the sand pose a risk. The secretary said he trusts the work of entrepreneur and "she will do a safe show."

"That was an accident and showed that it is a risk of fires burning in the sand, near the public," said Tourism Secretary and Chairman of Riotur Antonio Pedro.

Árvorte set designer of the lake also hosts the show

Also responsible for the spectacle of fireworks and lights, the set designer Abel Gomes, who made the lighting of the Tree Lagoon, said the provision of ferries, straight, will allow greater visibility to the public and with greater security.

"It will be a light show with 40 towers and laser cannons of art that reach a distance of up to three kilometers," said Abel.

With five guaranteed quota of sponsors, the cost of the event is estimated at U.S. $ 17.5 million. Of the four planned stages in the project, one of the main will be installed in front of the Copacabana Palace.

The secretary also said that Pedro Antonio at New Year will receive a warm luxury to write the special Roberto Carlos on December 25 on Copacabana Beach.

Sheeffield get Brazil in 2012 Olympics

English city is one of the headquarters of the Brazilian delegation


The Brazilian Olympic Committee has set this Friday some details of the logistics of the Brazilian delegation to the London Olympics 2012. After some meetings with the Games Organising Committee (LOCOG), it was decided that the city of Sheffield will be the first to receive athletes in the final preparation for the competition.

- The trip is a success. Besides defining the first local acclimatization Team Brazil, narrowed our relationship with LOCOG, through meetings key that will serve to improve the planning of BOC for the Olympics 2012. We know the Olympic Village and were able to view the progress of construction of all sports facilities. I'm sure that will be memorable games, with structures of optimal level - said Marcus, head of the Brazilian delegation.

The COB will mount a base outside the Olympic Village to offer good conditions for Brazilian athletes during the Olympics. In it, trainers, physiotherapists and members of depatamento Sports Science can do their jobs.

In addition to Sheffield, four other sites in the UK were visited and could serve as a training base for the Brazilian delegation.

2016 logo will be projected on screens on the beach

Municipal Tourism announced on Monday the details of New Year's Eve party


The Municipal Tourism announced on Monday the details of this year's New Year's Eve celebration on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. For the schedule, at 23.45 on 31 December, there will be the launch of the logo of the Olympics in 2016.

The Olympic symbol is on the beach project on screens from a barge anchored 250 meters offshore. The idea of the city is that President Lula activate the system as a last act of his government.

The festival, which will cost about $ 17.5 million against $ 15 million last year, will be organized by the company SR Cultural Promotions, the set designer Abel Gomes, responsible for assembling the Christmas tree Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. The cost of the event will be done by five patrocidadores: Coca-Cola, Bradesco, Petrobras, Hi and EBX Group.

In the bid to organize the party, SR Cultural Promotions defeated T'ai Artistic Productions and Events Ltd. and Fivecurrents Creative Productions Ltda. The latter is headed by former Disney producer Scott Givens. The U.S. was responsible for the opening ceremony of the Pan American Games Rio 2007 and also the coordinator of the New Year's Eve at Copacabana last year. On occasion, Abel Gomes was charged with caring for the stage where the shows occur.

By design this year, will be assembled four themed stages between the streets and Xavier da Silveira Santa Clara, in Copacabana, Leme and one on a main in front of the Copacabana Palace Hotel. The prediction is that the concerts start at 18h.

There will also be a light show with laser beam for five minutes. Drawings will appear in the sky from 80 cannons installed in 40 towers. The countdown the new year will have 20 seconds, and the fireworks display will last 20 minutes.

The fireworks show will be the responsibility of businesswoman Vivian Pires, who was removed from the event ten years ago. She ran the company Promo 3 and was responsible for the fireworks at the turn of 2000 to 2001, when the fires were still on the beach. On occasion, an incident killed one person and left 40 injured.

Today the company Dirah 7, Vivian said it will use 15-20 tons of fireworks of Spanish manufacture. They will be on 11 ferries to 350 meters from the beach.

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Posted 14 September 2010 - 03:19 PM

Eight agencies in the fight for Olympic Web site of Rio

Finalists prepare proposals for developing digital platform of the Games


Eight agencies were qualified earlier this week for the final phase of the selection process that the company will be responsible for the site of the Olympic Games in Rio has hit the highest score and continue the fray the following agencies: Publicis, AgênciaClick Isobar, Village, Be !, Chestnut 68, Canvas, Ginga and TV1.

Companies should give up on October 6 the proposed work and provide the site with a brand new look based on 2016, offering features that meet the variety of audiences to join the Games as athletes, students, volunteers and tourists.

The new site of the Games in Rio de Janeiro will air in the first minute of 2011.




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